All the instructions and files will be attached to.For each question, ( total of four questions). Please try to follow the professor's guidelines and the materials that she is given only. NO OUTSIDE RESOURCES PLEASE. I will send everything that I can for this assignment, and that is her materials as well.
All the instructions and files will be attached to it. for each question, ( total 4 questions). please try to follow the professor's guideline and the materials that she is given only. NO OUTSIDE RESOURCES PLEASE. I will send everything that I can for this assignment and that is her materials as well. Also, it has to be a single space and two page total for the assignment. Assignment Subject: Environmental or CSR Engagement Exercise Decide whether you have more interest in Ch. 11 on Environmental Sustainability or Ch. 12 on Corporate Social Responsibility and complete its associated exercise below. ONLY ONE is required! ->>>> I’m choosing Chapter 12. Corporate Social Responsibility. Ch. 12 "CSR Reports Awards" Assignment The last section of Ch. 12 on the GRI brings up the topic of CSR or Sustainability Reports. These new styles of annual reports are being produced by an increasing larger number of major corporations. The GRI is often used as the benchmark on which they mark themselves. As I say in the supplemental video on Ch. 12 (be sure and watch that prior to completing this assignment), the quality of CSR Reports varies greatly. Some are "puff" pieces, intended only to be a public relations effort, without any real data or support. Others are very well documented and include significant reporting data linked to GRI or another accepted benchmark standard. Each year an organization called the Corporate Register conducts a awards process to determine the best Corporate CSR or Sustainability Reports in 8 categories: 1) Best Report: 2) Best Integrated Report; 3) Carbon Disclosure; 4) Creativity in Communications; 5) Innovation in Reporting; 6) Relevance & Materiality; 7) Openness & Honesty; and 8) Credibility through Assurance. · Download and skim the entire CRRA Report on the 2018 winners to familiarize yourself with how they decide which companies will win the award and some demographic statistics on all the reports: CRRA Awards 2018.pdf · Then choose two reports to read in some depth from the following winners: Hydro and Hyundai Best Report: Marks and Spencer Marks and Spencer Plan A 2017.pdf Best Integrated Report: VanCity Savings Credit Union Vancity in 2016_Building on our Values.pdf Relevance and Materiality: Hydro Quebec HydroQuebec Sustainability Report 2016.pdf Openness and Honesty: Domtar Corporation Domtar 2017 Sustainability Report.pdf Credibility through Assurance: Hydundai Steel (1st runner up) Hyundai Steel 2016 - 1st Runner Up.pdf · For the two reports you choose to read in detail, summarize the following in a written engagement report. Each element should be at least one long paragraph for each of the two descriptive write-ups. 1. Category the company won in and the criteria used to determine that award (will be found in CRRA Report). 2. A short background on the company who received the award for their report. 3. Three examples you found from their report that demonstrate that they deserved to receive the award (will want to reference the criteria you included in 1 above). 4. If you found any evidence that they should NOT have received the award. · Your summary write-up for each company report is worth 15 grading points, for clear writing and completely including all 4 elements above. The total assignment is worth 30 grading points. Be sure to proofread! Hydro-Québec Sustainability Report 2016 W O R K B E T T E R | A I M H I G H | B U I L D T H E F U T U R E SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2016 http://www.hydroquebec.com/residential/ How to use this report INTERACTIVITY This report, presented in PDF format, has interactive features made possible by Adobe Reader software. FEATURES Additional information on the Web Additional or more detailed information Tip for accessing further information Hyperlink to another page in the report Exclusive Web content Access to a map locating a project Stakeholders concerned Materiality analysis aspects Global Reporting Initiative Hyperlink Electricity supplied Term defined GRI In this report, the indicators under the different section titles refer to GRI disclosures. NAVIGATION Go to previous or next page Go to Table of contents Access bookmarks OUR SOCIOECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION Our business contributes about 4% to Québec’s gross domestic product. We also invest in communities by supporting social and humanitarian action, health and educational institutions, sports and cultural activities, and volunteer commitments by our employees. I N T H I S S E C T I O N õ Financial results õ Spinoffs of projects and operations õ Community investments õ Donations and sponsorships õ Integrated Enhancement Program õ Fondation Hydro- Québec pour l’environnement õ Employee volunteering Young visitors at the Rivière-des-Prairies generating station interpretation centre in Montréal. GRI G4-19, G4-24, G4-27 74HYDRO - QUÉBEC // SUSTAINABILIT Y REPOR T 2016 // O U R AC T I O N S PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES IN QUÉBEC 94% COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS $28 million STAKEHOLDERS CONCERNED MATERIALITY ANALYSIS ASPECTS OUR CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS õ Cover: Rapides-Farmer generating station on the Rivière Gatineau in the Outaouais region. A heritage gem. 2HYDRO - QUÉBEC // SUSTAINABILIT Y REPOR T 2016 // 2002 2005 2008 2003 2006 2009 2004 2007 2010 2011 HYDRO-QUÉBEC SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2012 2012 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2013 2013 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 2014 Sustainability Report 2015 Setting new sights with our clean energy 2015 M I E U X FA I R E | V O I R G R A N D | B ÂT I R D E M A I N RAPPORT SUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE 2016 2016 Fifteen years of reports Sustainability according to Hydro-Québec Supplying clean, renewable energy helps ensure quality of life. Meeting people’s electricity needs in a sustainable way is of prime importance. It is also crucial to use resources wisely and preserve the quality of the environment for future generations. Québec long ago opted for hydroelectricity, a clean, renewable energy source with known, well-controlled environmental impacts. Today, Québec is actively involved in the fight against climate change in North America. Hydro-Québec has a sustainability vision that goes well beyond the environment. We endeavor to see that stakeholders participate in our decisions. We are also determined to contribute to the province’s economic vitality. 3HYDRO - QUÉBEC // SUSTAINABILIT Y REPOR T 2016 // A customer-centred culture focused on results We supply electricity under the best possible conditions throughout Québec. Every year, we publish a report describing our sustainability governance and performance. Our customers are our first priority. We also manage the energy balance while protecting the environment and remaining mindful of the communities around us. We rely on innovation and we contribute to Québec’s social and economic wealth. 18 OUR GOVERNANCE 30 OUR CUSTOMERS FIRST 39 OUR MANAGEMENT OF ENERGY DEMAND 51 OUR CONTRIBUTION TO CLIMATE STABILIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 60 AN ACTIVE PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY 68 OUR COMMITMENT TO TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION 74 OUR SOCIOECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION 4HYDRO - QUÉBEC // SUSTAINABILIT Y REPOR T 2016 // OUR SYSTEM OUR HUMAN RESOURCES OUR MISSION We deliver reliable electric power and high-quality services. By developing hydraulic resources, we make a strong contribution to collective wealth and play a central role in the emergence of a low-carbon economy. As recognized leaders in hydropower and large transmission systems, we export clean, renewable power and commercialize our expertise and innovations on world markets. Map of major facilities and generating stations serving off-grid systems Hydro-Québec in 2016 212 Number of internships 831 New employees 772 Retirements 28.7% Proportion of women 45.0 years Average age 19,552 Number of employees 116,794 km Length of the distribution system 536 Number of substations 34,292 km Length of the transmission system 62 Number of hydroelectric generating stations 24 Number of thermal generating stations 36,908 MW Installed capacity of the generating fleet 5HYDRO - QUÉBEC // SUSTAINABILIT Y REPOR T 2016 // OUR APPROACH Reservoir that supplies Péribonka generating station in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. 6HYDRO - QUÉBEC // SUSTAINABILIT Y REPOR T 2016 // O U R A P P R O AC H Message from the President and Chief Executive Officer Éric Martel President and Chief Executive Officer Over the course of its history, Hydro-Québec has sometimes found itself at a crossroads. This was the case in the early 1970s, when the oil crisis hit. It was also the case in 1997, when wholesale electricity markets opened up to competition in North America. It is the case once again today, with global warming. Tremendous prospects are opening up for us. A worldwide energy revolution is taking shape. The power industry intends to be fully involved by offering profitable, sustainable solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It has two main avenues to pursue: use of renewable energies and transportation electrification. We enjoy a strong position in these two strategic sectors and we have further support available in our complementary expertise in energy storage and management of major systems. We have all the assets needed to become a world leader in the energy revolution that is just beginning. In 2016, in response to our customers’ expectations, we started introducing a unifying corporate culture focused on customer service and driven by results. Our approach is based on teamwork, agility and openness to new ideas and growth opportunities. Our enthusiasm for a new, forward-looking project was moderated, however, by the deaths of two workers employed by contractors on our Romaine complex jobsites and by a rise in our work-related accident frequency rate. The question of workplace safety is a matter of great concern to us and clearly takes precedence over all the others. The Board of Directors therefore promptly formed a special committee tasked with examining our workplace health and safety practices and recommending the necessary changes. 7HYDRO - QUÉBEC // SUSTAINABILIT Y REPOR T 2016 // O U R A P P R O AC H Message from the President and Chief Executive Officer SATISFYING CUSTOMERS Hydro-Québec is in a unique position: our customers are also, ultimately, our shareholders. The new Strategic Plan we filed in 2016 can be summed up as follows: aim for excellence in order to give back to Quebecers to an even greater extent. We want to